Timestamp Converter

Convert between Unix timestamps and human-readable dates

Timestamp Converter

Current Timestamp

0

Timestamp to Date

Date to Timestamp

Batch Conversion

About Unix Timestamps

What is a Unix Timestamp?

A Unix timestamp is the number of seconds that have elapsed since January 1, 1970 (the Unix epoch).

It's a way to represent time as a single number, making it easy to store and calculate dates in programming.

Common Uses

  • Database storage of dates
  • API communication
  • File modification times
  • Cache expiration times
  • Scheduling and automation

Timestamp Formats

Seconds

Standard Unix timestamp (10 digits for recent dates)

Milliseconds

JavaScript timestamps (13 digits, add 3 zeros)

ISO 8601

Standard date format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ssZ

Important Dates

Unix Epoch: 0 (1970-01-01)
Y2K: 946684800 (2000-01-01)
Today: 0
2038 Problem: 2147483647 (2038-01-19)